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I should say right off the top that I am no expert here and do not claim to have inside information. I’m just making some observations from the ground and from local news. Perhaps we all have some reticence about … Continue reading →

The citizens of Kathmandu are leaving town in any way possible. So far at least 100,000 have reportedly left, though, as always, the official numbers hardly give the full story. More like double that, probably. Where are they going? To … Continue reading →

Internet is patchy at best here. I just moved from a residence that had wifi and water to a hotel that has neither, despite promising water just yesterday. I am now in a cafe barely 1km away that has wifi but … Continue reading →

This was written on Sunday Nepal time, in the first 24 hours after the primary quake, so it’s old news by now: We are still without power or internet. I am unable to charge anything. We did not get to … Continue reading →

I wasn’t going to post anything just yet about the earthquake, mainly because we have no power and I’m running on battery here and the internet is dependent on the solar inverter. I’ve been dropping a few lines here and … Continue reading →

Pashupatinath Pashupatinath temple is Hinduism’s holiest place in Nepal and yet another Kathmandu World Heritage site. The new prime minister of India recently visited and pledged 40 million Rs for restoration and maintenance. It’s oldest structures date to the 6th … Continue reading →

Here are five short poems written by a young Nepali I met at the Battarai’s house last week, Subas Neupane. They are notable to me because this is a person writing poetry in his second language. He is clearly not … Continue reading →

What does this name Lhundrup Choeling mean, anyway? Well, I’ll get to that. It was a lovely afternoon. I had spent the morning with Aryan at the Pentagon College with the social work students talking about recycling and climate science … Continue reading →

Yes, I realize you’re probably already bored with me talking about driving in Kathmandu. But I tell you, it’s such a significant aspect of the local reality that is so radically different from what any of us who don’t live … Continue reading →

Just for starters, I’m eating samosa chaat prepared by a food stall at Bhat Beitani, the large grocery (Indian owned chain) store next to where I had just picked up my laundry. Two samosas smothered in chopped onions, chana masala, … Continue reading →